Upper Mongols

Upper Mongols
Regions with significant populations
 China100,000 (2009)
Languages
Khoshut dialect of Oirat Mongolian
Religion
Tibetan Buddhism and Shamanism
Related ethnic groups
Oirats, Mongols, Mongols in China
Upper Mongols
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicДээд монгол
Mongolian scriptᠲᠡᠭᠡᠲᠦ
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ
Köke Nuur / Qinghai Mongols
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese青海蒙古
Simplified Chinese青海蒙古
Literal meaningBlue lake Mongol
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīnghǎi Měnggǔ
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicХөх нуурын Монгол
Mongolian scriptᠬᠥᠬᠡ
ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠤᠨ
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ

The Upper Mongols, also known as the Köke Nuur Mongols or Qinghai Mongols, are ethnic Mongol people of Oirat and Khalkha origin who settled around the Qinghai Lake in so-called Upper Mongolia (present-day Qinghai). As part of the Khoshut Khanate of Qaidam Basin and the Qinghai Lake, they played a major role in SinoMongolTibetan politics during the 17th and 18th centuries. The Upper Mongols adopted Tibetan dress and jewelry despite still living in the traditional Mongolian ger and writing in the script.